In the middle of Will’s back there was a huge dragon head—belching fire and smoke, with four horns on its head—looking at Martha. She stepped closer, mesmerized and speechless. With her finger, she followed the lines in a circular movement, touching the jutting, slanted eyes, the nostrils, and the swirling smoke clouds, then she descended on the design painted along Will’s spine. These gentle touches were already enough for Karnelo to awaken Will’s s****l instinct, although Will felt it without the demon’s instruction.
Will turned back and stared into her eyes.
Martha didn’t avert her eyes, although she would have done so yesterday. Instead, she unbuttoned her blouse. It took three seconds to loosen each button, and Karnelo still had no information about what was in her mind, but he felt
